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HONGKONG, JUNE 10, 1940.
Wedding At Catholic Cathedral
MR. C. C. MOY AND MISS J. C. WONG
A very pretty Chinese wedding" took place at the Roman Cathalle Cathedral on Saturday afternoon. Moy. when Mr. Chesterday C. Harvard University graduate and the late eldest the
of son Mr. K N. Moy," and Mrs. Moy, of Boston U. S. A., was married Wong. to Miss Jeannie Cecilia
Mrs.
eldest daughter of Mr. and C. L Wong, manager of the Sun' The service was Co. Hongkong. conducted by the Verv Rey Father G. M. Spada.
ily
The bride was attended by her sister. Miss Margaret Ann Wong,
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maid-of-honour, while nephew, Master, Baldwin Wong. performed the duties of pagebʊv. The bridegroom had Mr. Clayton Lam as bestaan,
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EDITORIAL
RAID ON SUBURBS OF BERLIN BY
BY A FRENCH
BOMBING SQUADRON
LONDON, June 8 Heater) —A raid on the suburbs of Ber- lin by a French bombing squadron, is announced in a flash message from Reater's correspondent la Paris.
The raid took place last night and the machines heavily bombed factories in the outskirts of the German capital. They encountered heavy anti- aircraft fre, but all machines of the squadron returned safely to their base.
The R.A.F. last night again bombed military objectives in north-west Germany. On the western front, 17 enemy planes were downed: 12 of our Eghters are missing.
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The Nazi raid on Britain Thursday night was the most ex- tensive seen so far. Air-raid warn- Es were sounded in 12 countries and many high explosive and in cendiary bombs were dropped.
Nazi Troop Losses In Battle
FIVE TO ONE
ROSARY CHURCH
WEDDINGS
The wedding between Mr. Plinu Antonio Xavier and Miss"Maria dos Passo Britto was solemnised at the Rosary Church on Saturday
the niorning.
Q. Rav Futher Caruso oficiating.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Jose Maria Britto of No, 11, Hart Avenue, and, is connected with the Van Reekum Paper Com- pany. The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Xavier of No. 47, Hankow Road, and is a mem ber of the Government senior clerical and accounting star.
KEMP-SMIRKE
afternoon
The wedding .took place at the Rosury Church also, on Saturday Arthur between Mr", Kemp, of the Royal Naval Dock
and yard
Miss Julie Evelyn Smirke, of No. 44, Hillwood Road. Mr. B. F. T. Venables gave the LONDON, June 9 Reuter)-The
York Nashville Banner bride away. A reception was held New writes:
"Credible observers note later at the Cafe Chantecler. The At: Ministry says the ralds the profligacy with which German were "ineffective." Most of the man power is being spent some in open country putting as high as five to one the boribs dropped
number of German soldiers dying
and little damage was done.
The bride made a charming picture in a white silk lace gown modelled on the princess with a V-shaped neck and
a knee tight sleeves. She wore length veil which was held in place with orange blossoms on each sideoft.
carried a
HITLER'S HUGE of her head, and she
GAMBLE
this the
shear of white tuber roses
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ers and blast. -
Our fighters
drove
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3 Victoria
Crosses Awarded
late
MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1940.
NEWSETTES
The Australian and New Zealand Association will hold a dance at the YMCA. from 9 pm, to 12 p.m.
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Miss Liang Pul-yai has been ap-i pointed to be a Temporary Public Vaccinator. with effect from Inne
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- Mr. G. Duclos, ageht, Singer Shewing Machine Co., accompanied by Mrs. Duclos, left Hongkong for the south on Saturday.
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Mr. John Lanchester, L.D.S.R
has C.S. (Eng), D.D.S. (U.S.A.) been appointed to be a Dental Sur- geon, with effect from Feb, 15, 1940
Mr. Edward Charles Drown has been appointed to be an Assistant Inspector of Labour. Factories and Workshops, with effect from June 1. 1940.
The Government Gazette of Fri- day last contains a list of 325 names of members of the St. John Mr. L. Blumenthal, of the Prison Ambulance Brigade who have been.
on appointed to be Public Vaccinators, Department, left Hongkong Saturday accompanied by Mrs, with erect from June 4. Blumenthal and family.
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Members of the Daughters of Mr. R. S. T. Pigott, of tha the American Revolution were en- Asiatic Petroleum Co., (S. C.) Ltd..tertained at a garden party by Bccompanied by Mrs. Pigott, left the Misses Aller: 101 Hungfio Hongkong during the week-end" |Road, Shanghai, on May 29,
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Mr. Frederick Edward Evelyn It is notified for general informa Booker has been appointed to be tion that the Kingdom of Belgium a member of the Colonial Polices to be regarded as an area in Service, with effect from April 1. enemy occupation. This notifica- tlon does not apply to the Belgian Congo or to, the mandated terri- tories of Ruanda and Urundi.
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Mr. Kenneth, Myer Arthur Bar- nett has been appointed an Assis- tant Commissioner, under the war
Ordinance. Revenue
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As from June 1, 1940, the Kow- loon Death Registration Office has been transferred from Kowloom. Mr. Philip Appleyard. A CA..Mortuary Compound, Waterloo Rd., and Mr. Charles William Trecise, to the Tsim Sha Tstu Health Cen- A.C.A, have been appointed to be tre (old Central British `School- Examiners under the War Revenue Telephone No, 50500). Ordinance, with effect
Some bombs hit an aerodrome, in the battlefields compared with
the Allied losses. What is the el-; however, and killed one airman.
tremendous less of Another fell on the roof of afect of this building near a town and six peo-human life back home? ple received Injuries from splint- "What of the millions of tami- les bereaved who were not sure
LONDON, June 8 (Reuter) the enemy to begin with of the Fuehrer's
messianic mission? Won't they The Brst Victoria Cross of the war om June 18. The German radio claimed on read in the evidence of his ruth- has been awarded to the
that German Thursday night.
lessness, where their own men are Captain G. M. Warburton Lee.
The Air Ministry announces raids on Britain had resulted in concerned, a sign that the Ufe-
blood of Germany is less precious that Victoria Crosses have been the setting on fire of oil tanks.
It is noteworthy that this claim to him
than his propagandists awarded to Flying-Omcer Donald and Sergeant was also made in news broadcast have led them to belleve?
Won't Edward Garland, in Hindustani and official London they, perhaps, ask themselves was: Thomas Gray, pilot and observet. quarters say that it is "absolute-it for this we had been urged and respectively, in the leading
regimented into the production of craft of a formation of five which destroyed children
on an unprecedented gallantly attacked and
a bridge over the Albert Canal which was allowing the enemy to advance into Belgium.
The maid-of-honour wore 2 pretty frock of pink net over pink princess slip, reKeved with She carried a blue velvet sash. a sheaf of pink gladiol
The pageboy wote long black satin trousers, white satin shirtly false."
black satin jacket, and and a carried the wedding rings on white satin cushion.
COLONY
HEALTH
RETURNS
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ERR HITLER has staked HERR
the whole strength of his armed might on the battle which is now taking place in France-the Battle of France, as it will be recorded in his tory. His is a huge gamble will he win or lose
The ceremony in the Church mighty throw against was followed by a largely attended civilisation of mankind and reception at the Gloucester Hote the rights of humanity and where Professor Hsu Ti-shan pro- destroy it as he seerns intent posed the toast. The bridegroom
answer to replied. on doing? The this question is now in the process of being decided. So far as can be gathered from the reports which are being received, there is every reason to feel encouraged by the stern, determined solute manner in which the Allies are meeting this Arma- the geddon of evil, which
of the war-crazed leader German people has loosed on the world and there is every reason to hope that the Alles all off wiped superiority in the equipment and material which Herr "Hitler has all along boasted
that he possessed.
have
now
and
Te-
of
Twenty-one cases of tuberculosis, three of enteric fever, two dysentery and one each of small-
fever were cerebro-spinal pox, scarlet fever, measles, chicken pox, notified to the local Health au- thorities on Friday.
BOMBER DOWNED
BERNE, June 8 (Reuter)-Two scale?" Swiss Aghters and a German bomber were downed in battles over Switzerland today. The pllot. of one of the Swiss planes was Gravely injured; the crew of the
minor in-
other plane suffered. Juries in a forced landing. Two of the crew of the Nazi bomber are in custody.
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More Planes For Allies From U.S.
WASHINGTON Jüne ? (Reu- Roosevelt dis-
closed that he is asking-Congress
INDEFINITE FEALTY
31.
air-
28-year-
and
"No political ideology. however The Distinguished Flying Cross hysterical, can inspire an inde- has been awarded to Flying Om- Its stalwart sons unconsidered old Canadian dying officer.
nite fealty to a system of making cer Oilver Donaldson, a
David Pryde, of Crieff, Scotland. cannon fodder."
The Distinguished Flying Medal A New York Times' Paris dis- patch, after referring to the en-is awarded to Leading Aircrafts- thusiasm of young Nazi shock, man Brian Gray, of Newcastle.
troops, says, "But this class of figure is followed by infantry, with much less mettle and older men who accepted Nazlism. because they could not do otherwise, whol scarcely had any army training. A German" Colonel of a tank regl- ment who Was taken prisoner described them,contemptuously as Just lousy rabble."
The New York Herald-Tribune!
de-
Nazis Dutch
Indies Plot
LONDON, May 24 (By Air Mail):
Netherlands ---M. Loudon, the Minister to Washington, declared FAR EAST BULLETIN
in a press communique today that The health bulletin of Eastern
"the Nazi invaders of Holland ports for the week ending June 1 ter-President
planned to kidnap Queen Wilhel-, is as follows:-Cholera: Cawnpore
Calcutta 67, for legislation to permit the gov-reports the organisation of a Germina and the Royal family, so as 1 case, Bassein 5.
to subject the Netherlands ter- Moulmein 10. Shanghai 2 (import- ernment to return old types of man-American Congress for e). Small-pox: Allahabad 5 cases, guns to manufacturers for resale mocracy for American citizens of tories overseas, from which valu- German descent who believe able raw materials would be ob Cannanore 1 death, Cawnpore 4 to the Allies.
United States support for the Al-tainable, to blackmall." cases. Mesulipatam 2, Okha 1. The procedure would
CORRECT IMPRESSION Bombay 56; Calcutta 21. Karach: 2. same as that which the Navy lles in the war with Germany, by
The statement was made to Madras 1. Negapatam 1 death, Department has adopted regard. Frank Bohn who, in explaining the purpose. "sald: "We believe 2 cases, Porbandor 1ing surplus planes. Rangoon
President Roosevelt
Hitlerism is the greatest danger correct the impression given" by to western civilisation since the numerous correspondents in Ber- death. Tellicherry 1 case, Macao 22,
that more "trade-ins" Eke that Hongkong 5.
with the Curtiss Company could Middle Ages and we would sup in, which repeat stories spread port leaders of the Government by the German propaganda ma- transfer We favour every ald to the Allies, chine that the Dutch are showing be expected in order to to the Allies additional quantities that is required for their victory bitterness that the Queen deserted
of planes.
be the
indicated
The President said that new
As
NAVY
added that
BOMBERS
over Hitler."
JUNK PIRATED
the country.
It is evident from the American despatches that a systematic at- temp is being made In Holland to undermine the influence of the House of Orange.
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A decree absolute was granted by Judge Sir Allan Mossop in H. M. Mr. Michael "Howard Turner has Supreme Court, Shanghai, on May been nominated a Member of the 30, in favour of Mrs. Gwendoline Court of the University of Hong-Irene
Gregg, the petitioner kong for a further period of three against Mr. Robert Joseph Gregg, years, with effect from June 10. the respondent, Counsel for the petitioner was Mr. E L. Hartopp. The Hon. Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell has been appointed to be a The Shangha Mamicipal Coun- member of the Board of War leil, on the recommendation of the Taxation during the absence on Public Utilities Committee, has leave of Mr. Eric Macdonald Bry-approved a revision of tramway den.
fares involving increases in aver age per mile fare charges from During the absence from the Co- 9.71 to 5.02 cents for first class lony of. Mr. Katsuc Okazaki, Con- accommodation and from 264 to sul-General for Japan at Hong: 4.43 cents for third class accom- kong: Mr. Taklo Oda will be in modation. charge of the Japanese Consulate- General.
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The thirtieth anniversary of the tounding of the Union of South
His Majecty the King has not Africa was celebrated in Shanghal been advised to exercise his power on May 31 with a reception at of disallowance with respect to the Country Club from 7 to 8.30- Mr. P. D. G. Gain, South Ordinance No. 9 of 1940-An Orp.m. dinance to amend the Telephone African Trade Commissioner in and. "Mrs. Grain re- Ordinance. 1925, as amended by Shanghai,
over 350 distinguished the Telephone Amendment Ordin-ceived ance, 1930, and the Telephone guests at the gathering which was held in the ballroom of the club. Amendment Ordinance, 1933.
NAVAL HEROES OF JAPANESE PUSH
DUNKIRK
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LONDON. June 8 (Reuter)-The first 115 or honours to the "naval heroes of Dunkirk is published in
the London Gazette..
TO ICHANG
"CHUNGKING, June 8 (Reuter)
Eupeh, is taking place in the The fighting below Ichang. in
area south-west of Shayang.
It appears the Japanese forces pushing in three columns
The northern column, which crossed the. Han River south of
to $ Blangyang, is moving south effect a junction with the centre column which crossed the river in the vicinity of Chimgtstang.
Awards for services in organising the withdrawal of the Allied armies include a Knight Comman are der of the Bath for Vice-Admiral towards Ichang. Bertram Home Ramsay, the Flag Officer Commanding at Dover,
Rear-Admiral William Frederick
Captain Wake-Walker,
William George Tennant and Captain
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THE BATTLE that is tak- ing place now-a battle which has been described as the biggest of the war and of all time-has two important as- pects. The first is that the probably little expected. In- "most vital issue involved for censed by the failure of his the Nazis is the question of troops to break through and time. It is imperative from with the time factor pressing planes could not be transferred in the point of view of Herr Hit- him, so desperately, the Ger- this manner, but ler's plans for the future that man Fuehrer has given fur-planes can get out of date damn- this battle.must be won by ther examples of his calloused fast.""
A gang of five pirates, three of before the Germans
the brutality by the manner in B.E.F. have the time to re- which he is throwing his men
an example of this, the whom were armed with revolvers. American correspondents by Ger- organise and go back to into battle in packed masses, President said, the Navy bombers one with a ride and another with man propaganda agencies that a dagger, stopped a trading junk the Dutch pre more resentful France, after the harrowing regardless of the heavy toll which were only recently deliversalling on-Tal Mun, Mirs Bay at with the British for encouraging Michael Mayward Denny become experiences through which which the Allies are taking of ed had no armour or self-sealing
These cold- petrol tanks, and for this reasona.m. on Saturday, adn robbed them to fight and then deserting Companions of the Bath. they, so gallantly fought his man-power.
it of some its cargo.
them than they are with the Ger- through in Belgium. To ac-blooded methods are already they were out of date.
Precisely similar stories that In his report to the Watermans. President Roosevelt sald complish this, Herr Hitler, beginning to tell on his re- according to reports, has sources and reports now speak he understood arrangements had Police. Wong Chung. 19 year-old were spread about the attitude of
huge force of of his having even called been made for the release of con- master of Class IV boat No. 3600L Norwegians. launched 2
The fate of the former Chan- ammunat Yam Chau Pu Village, Fei Yung. 300,000 men in an attack on upon his reserves in an at- siderable quantities of
stated that he left the village at cellor of Austria, Dr. Schuschnigg,' a 60-mile-front in an attempt tempt to achieve his objec-
One figure which is being men. 3 p.m. on June 6, bound for Tal M. Loudon says, "gives an idea of what might have befallen Queen to find a new break through tive. In the meantime, the toned as the total number of Po, in British territory:
WIhlelmina. What use is Schusch- the Allled defence in order to German air strength is en-planes to be made immediately On board he had a cargo con- reach his objective, which is countering the
stiffest op- available to the Allies under the ststing of sixty piculs of resin and obviously Paris. The Allied position from the Allied air Navy Department's plan is 200. spirit has, however, never force and with thousands of
24-HOUR BASIS been
the planes and more war equip- higher since
Army arsenals in the United operations in the westment pouring in from Ameri- became intensified and ca to help the Allied cause, States have been officially order- against the onslaughts which the critical situation which ed to operate where feasible on the armed robbers boaded his sawed off, a junk was found an- a full 24-hour basis to speed funk and ordered the crew below. chored of the Eleven Mile Beach, Then they transferred all the time with no one aboard, by the Water the Germans have so far confronts the Germans can
up the production of munitions. be made with demoniacal fury, almost pictured. The The Army has at present six of wood oil and some bags of resin Police last Saturday.
The abandoned craft, a trading the Allies have stood "their Allies, however, realise the Ordinance manufacturing arsenals to their own craft.
No, The pirates then sailed the cap-junk
1588Hwas ground and presented a solid formidable nature of the which employ 17,000 men. wall of steel which the Nazi battle which is now being Additional men will be taken tured junk towards Poft Island. towed to Yamaut by the Police.
Of the island a Police, faunch was The junk was stated to have hordes have been unable to waged. If, as is apparent, on as required! penetrate.
Herr Hitler is depending on
OVER 800 PLANES
approaching and the een been last Licensed in 1937 at Tal-O. robbers quickly cast anchor and She is of 496 plculs and named
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42 tins of wood of valued at $1,000.
He carried a crew of three and one
passenger..
The master said that twa
of
seen
THE SECOND aspect of the this huge gamble to decide NEW YORK, June 8 (Renter)ed ashore. present operations is that the issue, the Allies know only a member of the British pur- there is no question now of too well that he will stop at chasing commission stated that the element
surprise nothing to gain his ends. the Allies had ordered over 8,000 of favouring the Germans. When Over optimism should, there-planes in the United States. Herr Hitler's troops forced fore, be avoided. In its place, Two thousand had been deliver- their way through to the strong faith in the Allied de- ed. Channel ports, and obviously termination and co-operation Allied orders for
fast
fighters
EXCELLENT MACHINES
made" a strategical mistake in every possible manner by and bombers were approaching there in not pushing on to the people is what is neces- £250,000,000. Calais, he found the Alliessary at the moment and this fully prepared for him when is certainly being received, PARIS June 8
た (Reuter) he turned south. Under from the remotest parts of some of the French air polts General Weygand, the de- the empires of the two great are now flying 'planes recently fences which blocked the Nazi democracies which are fight- brought from the United States. attempt to burst through to ing to relieve the world of a "We are using new American Paris have presented. Herr terror which has threatened machines and they are excellent,"
sald one French Lieutenant. Hitler with something he to engulf it so ruthlessly.
then
in
TWO COLUMNS These two columns are converg- MORE AWARDS
ing on Kingmen, north-east of pur- Captain Denny's award is also lehang. apparently for the
recognition of his services as pose of advancing on the Yangtse Senior Naval Officer at Andalsnesport via Tangyang.
The southern Japanese column, during the landing and withdrawal
which crossed the Han River near of the Allled troops.
Bhayang, on the east bank, is It is stated that the awards are reported to be occupying points troops made the first short list of those whose where Japanese
so far has come to crossings in the westward ́ drive, good service notice.
the thus threatening
Chinese The men decurated have been selected from only one party whose
WELLINGTON, June 7 (Reuter)
rear;
?88 to Austria now? he asked. ABANDONED JUNK FOUND. BY POLICE With its mainmast completely detailed services have been re- CHINA COMMAND
OFFICER REWARDED ported.
LONDON. June 7 (Reuter)-- The President of the New Zes- Captain George Frederick Stevens- land Communist Prty has been Guille, who was awarded the OBE sentenced to nine months hard in 1931 for service while in com- China, has been awarded a bar to labour for publishing subversive mand of the river gun-boat Teal in the D.B.O. In the first list of documents.
awards In connection with the PARIN, June 8 (Reuter) — M. evacuation from Dunkirk. Henri de Kerellis, writing in Capt Stevens-Gylile is at pre- Epoque, says a real revolution in sent in command of HM8. Bittern, cam-an escort vessel of 1,190 tons, at- paign has taken place in ten days.tached to the First Anti-submarine She carries "six. 4-inch The infantry have learned to form Flotilla, line again behind the tanks, smash guns,
In Canada Will tactics and conduct of a Every Fort In Canada Will Be Another. Calais
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OTTAWA, June 7 (Reuter)-The Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King. their means of supply and isolate
in a broadcast speech today, declared "We are a bridge between the and harass them while the artil- VARIETY CONCERT Old World and the New, between the new freedom of Canada and tery batters them,
the ancient freedom of Britain.
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It is learned in authoritative stage a Minstrel and Variety Show "I speak the heart and mind of the country when I say that
sources in London that Bir Launce- in the Compound of St. Mary's every fort in Canada will be another Calais and every harbour an other. Dunkirk before we allow the light of Christian faith to be ex- tinguished by the powers of evil or the vile liberties of Nazi brutalot Oliphant, British Minister In School on Friday, June 21, în ald Brussels, previously reported miss of the Rosary Church Catholic àc- The Premier asked for the country's confidence, saying that dis-ing, le alive and well in Beriin. tion Hall Funds. The performance
will commence at 9.15 pm, sension and disunity were the only enemies that could defeat them, says Reuter.
lity,"